2026 North American Autonomous Trucking Conference
From Pilots to Commercial Reality: The Next Era of Autonomous Trucking
The 2026 North American Autonomous Trucking Conference was held in Fargo, ND, on and highlighted the industry’s shift from pilot projects to large-scale commercial deployments. Participants included some of the leading autonomous truck developers in the United States and Canada, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, state departments of transportation, state law enforcement officers, original equipment manufacturers, and AT industry partners. The conference wass funded in part by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Key Topics Included:
- Deployments in interstate and multinational operations
- Multistate policy and regulator coordination
- Manufacturing and equipment trends
- Rapid expansion of middle-mile driverless freight operations
- Growing adoption of leader-follower platooning
- Enhanced safety inspection
- Enforcement practices
Attendees Included
- Trucking and autonomous vehicle experts
- Energy and manufacturing leaders
- Tech entrepreneurs
- Highway safety specialists
- Enforcement personnel
- Regulatory agency staff
- Community leaders
- Logistics experts
- Researchers
- Local and tribal government staff